R5 DVD Release Dates Update – March, April, May 2011

It’s only been one and a half months since we last posted an R5 movie release dates update on this blog. However here we are, writing yet another article on the same topic, only a couple of weeks later. This is due to the volatile nature of DVD release dates – movie publishers tend to change these frequently and hence the need for frequent updates and corrections. Listed below are DVD (region 5) release dates for highly anticipated English movie titles due to be released this year. Wondering why knowing the release date of a movie DVD is important? With that knowledge, you can pretty much guess when a watchable leaked copy of that particular movie will appear online, on file sharing networks and other similar sites. R5 DVD release dates of major movie titles that recently premiered and of those due to be premiered this year are listed below:

Please keep in mind that these dates are subject to frequent change (you can compare revised dates with our previous list and see how much has changed during this short period of time). Additionally, note that some of the movies mentioned below have R1 DVD and Blu Ray versions already released or leaked online.

March

• Black Swan - March 10
• Vanishing on 7th Street - March 17
• Season of the Witch - March 17
• Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son - March 17
• Love, Wedding, Marriage - March 24
• Tron - March 29
• Yogi Bear - March 31
• Biutiful - March (spanish)

April

• Battle: Los Angeles - April 7
• Never Let Me Go - April 7
• Just Go With It - April 14
• The debt - April 19
• Women In Love - April 20
• Little Fockers- April 26
• Killing Bono - April 27
• The Roommate - April 28
• Kill the Irishman – April
• Without Men – April
• Age of the Dragons – April

May

• Insidious - May 5
• Rio - May 12
• Hit List - May 12
• Water for Elephants - May 19
• Bad Teacher - May 19
• What's Your Number? - May 26
• Bringing Up Bobby – May
• Witches of Oz, The – May
• A Thousand Words – May
• Lemonade Mouth – May
• I Am Number Four – May

June

• Unknown - June 2
• Hall Pass - June 9
• Priest - June 9
• Hanna – June
• Mars Needs Moms – June
• Blood Out – June
• No Strings Attached – June
• Dilemma, The – June
• Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury – June
• Paul - June
  Attack the Block – June

July

• Sucker Punch - July 28
• Adjustment Bureau, The – July
• Sinbad and the Minotaur – July
• You May Not Kiss the Bride – July

August

• Red Riding Hood - August 11
• Drive Angry 3D - August 25
• Rango – August
• September
• Beaver, The – September
• One Day – September

October

• Hangover Part II, The - October 6
• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - October 6
• Arthur - October 13
• Green Lantern - October 20
• Jane Eyre – October
• Super 8 – October
• Thor – October
• Fast Five – October

November

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - November 17
• Johnny English Reborn – November
• Machine Gun Preacher – November
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – November

December

• A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - December 8
• LOL – December
• Captain America: The First Avenger – December

The above dates were quoted from a forum post on SCC by user SooPy. Over the last couple of months, he’s been a good source of info for our R5 update blog posts. Additionally, stay tuned for an updated review and open registrations on PeerAcces, a forum dedicated to R1, R2, R5 and Blu Ray release dates and more.

The R5 DVD Format – Background information:

The R5 format was first introduced to minimize DVD movie piracy in areas such as Russia, Indian subcontinent and Africa. These DVDs are usually released ahead of other regions and are cheaper than their R1/R2 counterparts (in an attempt to convert would-be pirates). However, scene/P2P groups too use this to their advantage by making releases combining video ripped from R5 DVDs (which have near DVDRip quality) and English audio from CAM/TS sources. A R5 is the next best thing for BitTorrent downloaders unless a DVDRip, BRRip or a true HD copy of the movie is already available.

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